-
The Hobbit - Chaos EngineI had a bit of a slow day yesterday, so I ended up playing 'The Hobbit' (Version 1.0 from this site) for a few hours. I know how to complete the gam…
... 's over 30 years old can still present this level of challenge ... ..[/QUOTE]
That's because the NPCs ... bugs to boot. It's a challenge because it was badly programmed ... would admit was the 'DO' bug. Everything else was a feature ... -
The Disciple clone... doable?Hi. As a spectrum user in the 80's this was the dream interface all-in-one for me. I have a 48k+ and planning on get a 128K toast-rack later. Anyway…
... /> [url]https://www.dropbox.com/s/l73m3oqj06jmvpk/Project%20Outputs%20for%20Imported ... , there's not much of a way to reduce your chip count ... your interface shares the same 'bug' that allows it to work ... patch program to fix the bug in GDOS that I promised ... -
The Disciple clone... doable?Hi. As a spectrum user in the 80's this was the dream interface all-in-one for me. I have a 48k+ and planning on get a 128K toast-rack later. Anyway…
... there's not much of a way to reduce your chip count ... your interface shares the same 'bug' that allows it to work ... patch program to fix the bug in GDOS that I ... clone, and Let's face it, It's a "carbon copy ... the desk.
The bug that allows the 128k to ... -
SCF/CCF flags - new discoveryI can't believe that no one is interested in discussing the additional, previously undocumented internal state of the Z80 CPU I have discovered recen…
... 761428]It concerns the bug in the behaviour of ... in the name, it's actually restoring IFF2 from the ... know about the Z80's undocumented features relates to ... .
NEC's clone might have some differences ... changes did improve the chip over the 8080 but ... -
How much would you pay for this FPGA clone?...given that a mint 128 goes for around ?125. [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659782/chloe280seboxed.jpg[/img] Features: [list] [*]100%…
... access the second AY chip from SE Basic's SOUND command.
bug-fixed version of the original ... -
Plea for new hardwareI'm posting this as a poll as I want to judge if I'm a solo loon going on about this, or if people really are interested in either of the following S…
... the Spectrum, but it's one of the uses it ... than size such as PLL's and embedded RAM blocks. ... Altera Cyclone series of FPGA's and the configuration devices on ... dead bug style. I've been practicing on an old chip I ... carrys on counting and or's its result with the ... -
New version Emulator ZEsarUX-1.0Hi I have uploaded a new version of my Spectrum/ZX80/ZX81 emulator. This is a major stable version, with real timing for all the models and with hi-…
... a bug, well it's a small one, related when using ay chip ... -
What if Sinclair had released a 16 bit Spectrum?Had Sir Clive not wasted his companies money on the white elephant that was the C5 and instead focused on competing with his rival computer manufactu…
... ground up as one. It's just a PPC laptop in ... a desktop case. So it's got the same graphics capability ... , preferably VGA, and a sound chip (probably a YM3812, for Adlib ... TV might have been a challenge, though.
And if ... -
1st interface in 30 years (update)Hi all, Just a wee update to my "1st ZX interface in 30 years" project. Main IC's: 82C55 three 8-bit port I/O (configured for 12 dig in, 12 dig out…
... /o, ADC & DAC IC's.
ADC - On ... used those ADC/DAC IC's before (on a home ... and I just want the challenge of seeing of I could ... br />
Bug in code - There's one wee bug in the code ... Addressing - At the moment it's not full address IO decoding ... -
ZX81 ULA questionRecently, I got a nice bundle of kit comprising of a ZX81, Memotech keyboard, PSU and brand new 16K Sinclair Memory pack. The ZX81 has a ULA with no…
... errors rather just a SQRT bug and the hardware workaround found ... have it's code on the underside of the chip along with ... -
Wanted: ZX81 caseJust found my old Issue one ZX81, ULA type 8120 (no other markings on the chip). Looking for a case to put it in and hopefully restore to full worki…
... (no other markings on the chip). Looking for a case to ... out and look underneath the chip for the ULA type which ... experience tells me it's the oldest type 158c.
bug, which whilst not serious in ... -
Wanted: ZX81 caseJust found my old Issue one ZX81, ULA type 8120 (no other markings on the chip). Looking for a case to put it in and hopefully restore to full worki…
... and look underneath the chip for the ULA type ... experience tells me it's the oldest type 158c.< ... with the floating point DIV bug, which whilst not serious ... . RAM is a single MOSTEK chip MK4118, datecode 8125
... ) RAM pack and that's about it. I shall ... -
Please explain Spectrum FPGA-clones to meI've been using the great ZXDS-emulator on the DS XL so far, which is great. But I kinda missed toying around with hardware. I've tried bidding on a …
... />
An emulator's an excellent choice for a ... original hardware and the challenge of keeping it running ... can clock the on-chip Z80 at higher speeds ... In the early 00's, after moving to Australia ... Wynne had done during SpeccyBob's development) ... years later ... -
Please explain Spectrum FPGA-clones to meI've been using the great ZXDS-emulator on the DS XL so far, which is great. But I kinda missed toying around with hardware. I've tried bidding on a …
... the day, it's a general purpose chip pretending to be a ... ?
I think there's a fundamental misunderstanding of electronics ... and B? Nope and that's why there is no difference ... the NMOS Z80s have a bug, documented by Zilog, where you ... -
My 4 most annoying zx spectrum game musicMany games on the speccy have wonderful music but from time to time there is a game (or 4) who's tunes will drive you insane, will cause you to screa…
... sound chip makes it a bit of a challenge to ... create a tune that sounds fine, but there's ... a game having one that's rather annoying.
I reckon JSW's and MM's tunes were designed to ... />
Anyway here's a short list of unberably ... -
rip Michele FerreroNo not from a 70s band. But the bloke behind ferrero rochers and nutella.
[QUOTE]So here's a challenge, can be find a concrete link between Ferrero and the ZX Spectrum[/QUOTE]
Actually didn't Ferrero or something like that manufactured ULA chip for Spectrum? :p -
Match Day - Maximum number of goals (?) and a bug compilationGreetings. I'm willing to share some stuff about old Ritman's classic Match Day, so let's get on with it. :smile: PART 1 ------ I was curious abo…
... of playing there. So what's your best score in a ... it look bug ridden. The goalie looks like he's having an ... /> [SIZE="1"]*(*cough Hi-Score challenge cough*)[/SIZE] :-D -
Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation.Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation. 4 USB joystick/gamepad input for real multiplayer games - Yes, Bomb Munchies.... - Sinclair 12…
... pointing me at velesoft’s. However, it’s difficult to know whether ... emulation until they start receiving bug reports. I expect I’m ... if I found the exact chip data sheet or just assumed ... there, as the DISCiPLE’s second joystick appears simultaneously as ... -
2015 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2015 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found somewh…
... games, so little time... Let's just get on with it ... , Germany [Link]
* Chips Challenge 2 released on Steam [Steam ...
Jetset Willy 2015 - Bug Fixed Edition (JSW mod)[thread ... -
New Game: COMPLICA DX<div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;"><img s…
... or R-Tape, and Yerzmyey's chip arps never fail to make ... be a problem. The real challenge starts at level 4... I ... -
Can you think of a game with unusual behaviour... As an example, I always loved the way you got a whole group of bikers collating on the screen. It was almost as if a gang had passed by and I was n…
[quote="dm_boozefreek;831633"]The real challenge will actually be getting the ... do is well broken. It's practically impossible to rotate objects ... a week to get my bug jars lined up on the ... bully kiddy or boy wander's catapult, but I didn't ... -
Spectrum +2A floating bus portHi As I discovered in the past, Spectrum +2A (and probably +3) do have floating bus port. But it is not shown on all unused ports, only on some po…
[quote="chernandezba;845317"]It's not bits 0-6, it ... crash due to a bug in the HAL chip. Therefore any programmer ... -
ZX Spectrum games set in EnglandIs it possible that there's at least one ZX Spectrum game set in each English county I wonder? [b]NORTH EAST[/b] * [b]Northumberland[/b] * [b]…
... cgi?id=0005575]Vikings[/url], Challenge Software; [url=http://www. ... infoseekid.cgi?id=0002614]Jimmy's Soccer Manager[/url], Beyond ... id=0003012]Manic Miner[/url], Bug Byte; [url=http://www. ... /infoseekid.cgi?id=0006988]Smuggler's Cove[/url], Quicksilva; [url ... -
ZX Spectrum CartridgesI have been thinking of "cloning" ZX Cartridges for a while (case, board and silicon skirt), to be able to make new releases or replace damaged cartr…
... using screws too, and that's to embed pairs of small ... can the place the chip upside down (dead bug style), so that ... side, but most of the chip is at the same level ... -
No Man's SkySorry if this has been discussed before, but a search revealed nothing, as usual. I have just been watching a few You Tube clips of and about this u…
... space-worthy. Once that's done (took me about ... which made it a challenge but protection regenerates rather ... Thought I'd found a bug - a life form requested ... />
It's worth reading Jeff Minter's experience with a ... twice so far. There's so much to do ... -
1987-2017Here we are, with our tradional thread about games released thirty years ago, where we can contemplate how bad they have aged, how bad they [i]alread…
[b]Starbyte[/b] [Mister Chip]
[img]http://harrybudini.weebly ... , and in fact it's the typically impossible Spanish platform ... meaning that this time it's terribly hard even only succeeding ... for this game. Starbyte - the challenge: will you be able to ... -
One of the reasons I still hang onto the Spectrum...Why is it these days you just can't play a game? Take Don't Starve for instance, its Saturday morning and I just fancy a quick game. So I hit the ico…
... apparent bugs, it's not nearly as bug-plagued as it was ... offhand that had a serious bug was [b]Thief 3: ... b]. It had the same bug as the PC version; ... you couldn't have the challenge of the higher skill ... I mention it because this bug was never patched (on the ... -
Grey +2 with lines on some games on RGB connectionHi Everyone, Is it OK if I ask a question? I dug my +2 out of the loft after far too many years about a month ago, and I have finally got it ba…
For me, the bug fixed GAL is the ... the original PAL/HAL chip, that’s fine as well. Don ... in production, there were no bug fixed GAL chips. And ... an original ULA (the large chip). The problems with the ... to do with this chip.
The bug fixed (unrain) ... -
Grey +2 with lines on some games on RGB connectionHi Everyone, Is it OK if I ask a question? I dug my +2 out of the loft after far too many years about a month ago, and I have finally got it ba…
... the original PAL/HAL chip, that’s fine as well. ... original ULA (the large chip). The problems with the ... do with this chip.
The bug fixed (unrain) ... always been, the only chip which was updated was ... the GAL chip from my +2's original, which ... -
Maze Death Race - did it ever work?As a huge Rally-X fan I was always disappointed in MDR, but I cannot remember if that was just because it was a poor clone or if it was also because …
... , shows the background mess. That's why the mess grows after ... feel signed there was the bug in the code (see not ... and you will enjoy your challenge. Be carefull, the 4 red ...
